A universal reference library comprising the arts and sciences ... commerce, etc., of the world by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach

The arms and legs may be stretched out as far apart as possible, as in the "
spread eagle" position, or the body may be held rigid and straight with the legs
crossed, the lower part of the face and the toes peeping above the water, and the
arms ...

X-ray examination reveals severe developmental defects of the bones of the
arms and legs (long bones). Extra digits may also be seen. Inherited as an
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE trait, this condition is observable at birth. STILLBIRTH
and ...